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LIBRARY OF THE NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
ERECTED 1902 



LOAN EXHIBITION 



OF 



Relics and Heirlooms 

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE 

Newport Historical Society 

July 16, 17, 18 and 19, 

1912 

NEWPORT - - RHODE ISLAND 



MERCURY PUBLISHING COMPANY 
N EWPORT, R. I. 






PATRONESSES 



Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss 
Mrs. William K. Birckhead 
Mrs. Charles M. Bull 
Mrs. French E. Chadwick 
Miss Martha C. Codman 
Mrs. Charles H. Davis 
Mrs. George B. De Forest 
Mrs. Richard T. Derby 
Mrs. Thomas Dunn 
Mrs. Daniel B. Fearing 
Mrs. Frederick P. Garrettson 
Mrs. William E. Glyn 
Mrs. Joseph Rowland 
Miss Anna F. Hunter 
Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James 



Mrs. Thomas A. Lawton 
Mrs. Charles Warren Lippitt 
Mrs. Stephen B. Luce 
Mrs. Edward L. Ludlow 
Miss Ellen F. Mason 
Mrs. Edwin D. Morgan 
Mrs. William C. Rives 
Mrs. C. L. F. Robinson 
Mrs. William P. Sheffield 
Mrs. William Watts Sherman 
Miss Esther Morton Smith 
Mrs. Harriet L. Stevens 
Mrs. Roderick Terry 
Mrs. Benjamin Thaw 
Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster 



AU'a 



NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY 



Incorporated 1 854 



Daniel B. Fearing, 
Roderick Terry, 
Robert S. Franklin, 
George H. Richardson, 
William S. Sherman, 
Edith May Tilley, 
Edwin P. Robinson, 



President 

Vice President 

Recording Secretary 

Corresponding Secretary 

Treasurer 

Librarian 

Curator of Coins and Medals 



The Rooms of the Society are open daily, from 10 a. m. 
to 4 p. m., Saturdays until 1 p. m. 

In order to increase the income and enable the Society to 
care for the collections and make them available, it is desired 
to enlarge the membership, the dues and fees of which are 
as follows : 



Life membership 
Sustaining membership 
Annual " 

Associate ** 



$50 
10 per year 
2 " " 
1 " " 



Catalogue of Portraits of Old Newporters in the 
Museum 

1 Rev. John Callender. 1706-1758. Portrait. Baptist 

2 Henry Marchant. 1741-1796. Portrait. Judge 

4 Rev. John O. Choules, D. D. 1801-1856. Portrait 

Baptist 

5 Benjamin Rowland. 1787-1877. Crayon. Town Clerk 

1825-1875 

6 Gen. Thomas W. Sherman. 1813-1879. Crayon. U. S. A. 

7 Henry Potter. 1786-1856. Portrait by Benjamin B. 

Howland. Merchant 

8 Christopher Fowler. 1763-1830. Portrait. Sea Captain 

9 Joseph Joslin. 1793-1888. Crayon. Postmaster 

10 Israel Lake. 1792-1870. Crayon. Merchant at " Lake's 

Corner" 

11 Henry E. Turner, M. D. 1816-1897 

12 Nathan Burroughs. 1789-1837. Portrait 

13 Peleg Eldred. 1789-1860. Portrait. Sea Captain 

14 John Perry. 1781-18-. Sea Captain 

15 William C. Cozzens. 1811-1876. Engraving. Mayor, 

1854-5 

16 Rev. Charles T. Brooks. 1813-1883. Medallion by Mrs. 

Joseph Ames, about 1860. Unitarian 

17 William Henry Cranston. 1821-1871. Engraving. 

Mayor, 1857-1866 

18 James Barker. 1780-1851. Portrait 

19 Charles Collins. 1773-1845. Portrait. Lieut. Gov., 

1824-1832 

20 William Tew Tilley. 1806-1866. Portrait by George C. 

Mason, 1832. Manufacturer 

21 Mrs. Caroline (Phillips) Tilley, wife of Wm. Tew. 1809- 

1837. Portrait by Miss Jane Stuart, 1832 

22 Samuel Clarke Taggart. Portrait. Sea Captain 

23 Henry Y. Cranston. 1789-1864. Engraving. Lawyer 

26 Benjamin Mumford. 1735-1812. Portrait by Samuel 

King. Post Rider, 1776 

27 Mrs. Mary (Shrieve) Mumford. 1737-1809. Portrait by 

Samuel King 



28 Mrs. Katharine (Metcalf) Tilley. -1817. Portrait 

29 Deacon William Tilley. 1738-1825. Portrait. Manu- 

facturer 

30 Rev. Henry Jackson, D. D. 1798-1863. Engraving. 

Baptist 

31 David James Gould. 1813-1879. Photograph. Mer- 

chant 

32 George Engs. 1786-1846. Lieut. Gov., 1835-1836 

33 Abraham Redwood. 1709-1788. Photograph from por- 

trait. Founder of Redwood Library 

34 William Ellery, 1727-1820. Photograph from portrait. 

Signer of Declaration of Independence 

35 Benjamin Ellery. 1725-1799. Photograph from portrait. 

Merchant 

36 Mrs. Abigail Ellery, wife of Benjamin. 1677-1742. 

Photograph from portrait 

37 Benjamin Ellery. 1669-1746. Photograph from por- 

trait. Merchant 

38 Benjamin Ellery, 2d. 1705-1722. Photograph from 

portrait. Merchant 

39 William Ellery, 1701-1764, Photograph from portrait. 

Merchant 

40 Elbert Jefferson Anderson. 1800-1888. Photograph 

from portrait 

41 Rev. James A. McKenzie. 1812-1873. Photograph. 

Baptist 

42 Rev. Samuel Adlam. 1798-1880. Engraving. Baptist 

43 John W. Davis. 1804-1869. Photograph. Sheriff 

44 Rev. James Honeyman. 1675-1750. Engraving by 

Reak and Oakey, Newport. 1774. Episcopal 

45 Rev. Samuel ^ Hopkins, D. D. 1721-1803. Photo- 

graph. Congregational 

46 Constant Tabor. 1743-1826. Silhouette. Lieut. Gov. 

1807-1808 

47 Miss Jane Forrester. 1773-1837. Silhouette 

48 Michele Felice Corne. 1762-1845. Silhouette. Painter 

of scenes and frescoes 

49 Daniel Coggeshall. Silhouette 

50 Peleg Cranston. Silhouette 

53 Job Sherman. Silhouette. Merchant 

54 Stephen Northam. 1769-1856, Silhouette. Merchant 

56 Nichols Hassard. 1770-1848. Silhouette. Inn keeper 

57 William Partlow. Silhouette. Sea Captain 

58 Rev. William Gammell. 1786-1827. Silhouette, Bap- 

tist 



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59 Rev. John O. Choules. Silhouette. See 4 

60 John Taylor. 1748-1791. Portrait. Merchant 

62 Mrs. Mary Chandler, aged 16. Portrait by Charles B. 

King 

63 Solomon Southwick. 1731-1797. Silhouette. Patriotic 

Editor Newport Mercury 

64 Amy Dennis. Silhouette 

65 Rev. Gardner Thurston. 1721-1802. Engraving by Ab- 

ner Read, 1808, from an original portrait by Mr. 
King. Baptist 

66 Henry Collins. 1699-1770. Lithograph from portrait 

by Smibert. Merchant 

67 Rev. William Ellery Channing. 1780-1842. Engraving. 

Unitarian 
143 Theophilus Dunn, M. D. 1800-1871. Photograph 
199 John Joe. Photograph 
216 William Ellery. See 34 
254 Oliver Hazard Perry. 1785-1819. Painting on board in 

floor of his home 
268 Oliver Hazard Perry. Photograph, Hero of Battle of 

Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813. See 254 

492 George Gibbs, 1735-1803. Engraving. Merchant 

493 Abraham Touro, 1774-1822. Miniature. Merchant 

504 Rev. John Choules. Daguerreotype. See No. 4 

505 Rev. John Choules. Daguerreotype. See No. 4 

506 Henry Y. Cranston, 1789-1864. Daguerreotype. Con- 

gressman, 1843-1847. See 23. 

507 Thomas Luther. Daguerreotype. 

509 William Henry Cranston. Daguerreotype. See 17 and 

511 
511 William Henry Cranston. Daguerreotype. See 17 and 

509 
514 William Miller. Colored photograph 
750 Rev. Henry Channing. Drawn by Gilbert Stuart at nine 

years of age 

1014 Nathan Hammett. 1786-1867. Photograph. Merchant 

1015 Col. William Swan. 1805-1880. Photograph. Mer- 

chant 

1016 George Bowen. 1801-1879. Photograph. Merchant 

1017 Richard Swan. 1777-1866. Photograph. Merchant 

1018 Judah Touro. 1775-1854. Engraving. Merchant 

1019 William Audley Clarke. Engraving. Banker 

1020 Samueillopkins. 1818-1864. Photograph 

1021 Robert Feke. 1705-1750. Photograph. Artist 



1022 Joshua Perry. 1800-1873. Photograph 

1023 Sylvester Hazard. 1791-1875. Photograph. Constable 

1024 Rev. John Pratt. 1807-1877. Tintype. Baptist 

1025 Benjamin Chase. 1773-1856. Photograph 

1026 Rev. Daniel Webb. 1778-1867. Methodist 

1027 Stephen Gould. 1782-1836. Photograph. Merchant 

1028 Francis Brinley. 1800-1889. Photograph. Lawyer 

1029 John J. Allan. 1789-1861. Photograph. Merchant 

1030 Robert J. Taylor. 1811-1870. Photograph. Merchant 

1031 Samuel W. Butler, M. D. 1816-1881. Photograph 

1032 George W. Perry, 1830-1862. Photograph. Merchant 

1033 Rev. William Bliss Maxson. 1785. Photograph. 

Seventh Day Baptist 

1034 Benjamin H. Ailman. Photograph. Merchant 

1035 George W. Tew. 1829-1884. Photograph 

1036 Rev. Hobart Williams. 1884. Photograph. Episcopal 

1037 Asher Robbins, LL.D. 1757-1845. Photograph. Mem- 

ber of Congress 

1038 Stanton Peckham. 1869. Photograph. City Treasurer 

1039 Josiah Munro. 1805-1861. Photograph. Merchant 

1040 Com. Wm. V. Taylor. 1780-1858 

1041 John F. Townsend. 1777-1862. Photograph. Merchant 

1042 George Turner. 1790-1864. Photograph. Lawyer 

1043 Edward Easton Taylor. 1792-1866. Photograph. Sea 

Captain 

1044 Luther Bateman. Engraving 

1045 Col. Robert B. Lawton. 1806-1876. Colored photo- 

graph 

1047 Capt. John DeBlois. Photograph. Sea Captain. See 

518 

1048 James V. Turner. 1789-1863. Photograph 

1049. Charles Gyles. 1779-1849. Crayon at the age of 12. 
See 1059 

1051 Charles S. Barnum. 1807-1861. Photograph. Shoe- 

maker 

1052 Oliver H. Geoffroy. 1888. Photograph. Merchant 

1054 Job Sherman. 1848. Photograph. Merchant 

1055 Daniel Peckham. 1759-1853. Photograph 

1056 Rev. Ezra Stiles. 1727-1795. Photograph, Congre- 

gational 

1057 Dutee J. Pearce. 1789-1849. Photograph. Lawyer 

1058 John Allen. 1779-1846. Pencil sketch. Town crier 

1059 Charles Gyles. Portrait. See 1049 



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1060 Mrs. Charles Gyles. Portrait 

1061 Hon. William P. Sheffield. 1819-1907. Engraving 
1063 Mrs. Hannah (Remington) Mumford. 1687-1781. 

Photograph of portrait 
1065 Dr. Rowland Hazard. Photograph 

1068 Newport Society of Mechanics and Manufacturers, 
- Photograph. 1887 

1069 Hon. T. Mumford Seabury. Photograph 

1072 Gen. A. L. Burdick and staff, First Brigade Rhode Isl- 
and Militia 

1112 Samuel Westcott. 1850. Portrait 

1113 Mrs. Samuel Westcott. (Abbie Stoddard) Portrait 

1114 John Henry Tilley. 1907. Photograph 

1122 Walter Nichols. Photograph 

1123 Rev. Charles Howard Malcolm. Photograph 

1124 Henry Tisdale 

1129 Frederic Tompkins. Photograph 

1130 Hon. James Atkinson. Portrait 

1131 William Bailey. Engraving 

1132 Alexander McGregor and family. Portrait 

1134 Engine Co. No 3. 1859 

1135 Ida Lewis Wilson. -1911 

1136 Capt. James Card, Jr., d. 1772. Portrait painted in 

India 

1137 William Watts Sherman. 1911. Photograph 

UNKNOWN 

51, 55, 61, 68 to 74 Silhouettes 
496 Miniature 

508, 510, 512 Daguerreotypes 
513 Painting 

1138 Photograph 
1139, 1140 Crayons 




CORNER OF THE MUSEUM OF Th 
HISTORICAL SOCIETY 



IE NEWPORT 



CATALOGUE OF LOANS 



Loaned by Miss Sophia Sterne : 

1 An old pitcher 

Loaned by Mrs. Joseph Howland : 

2 Small silver pitcher, 1757 

3 Bon-bon basket, 1776 

4 Silver fluted pitcher, 1776 

5 Silver bowl to match, 1776 

6 Small silver tray, 1775 

7 Small caddy spoon, 1791 

8 Small muffineer, 1815 

9 Silver teaspoon, I. V. 

10 Small muffineer, Alcock & Allen, about 1810 

11 Silver teaspoons, Joel Sayer (1778-1818) 

12 St. Memin portrait of Mrs. William Newton, of Alexan- 

dria, Va. 

13 Portrait of Mrs. Mary Barr Ricketts, daughter of David 

Barr, of Delaware 

14 Silver tea pot, ebony handle, 1731 

15 Spoon 

16 Very old Swedish spoon with rings 

17 Silver porringer, about 1811 

18 Little box marked L. P. B., early in last Century 

19 Little patch box, about 1800 

20 Two small vinaigrettes: one marked C. K., date unknown 

21 Old Dutch Christening Bowl, with Scripture pictures 

Loaned by Mrs. John Jenckes : 

22 Ancient button mould 

Loaned by T. T. Pitman : 

23 Monotype, in frame 

24 Two Brass Braziers, from Spain 

25 Copper lustre pitcher 

26 Resist lustre pitcher 



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27 Model of Albrecht Diirer chest 

28 Brass wafer and sand box 

29 Five miniatures, unnamed 

30 Miniature of girl, on ivory 

31 Miniature on ivory, unknown 

32 Miniature on ivory, unknown 

33 Chinese plaque 

34 Picture, Castel del St. Angelo 

35 French watch, decorated by Watteau 

36 French bull's eye watch 

37 Koran holder, silver, from Tangiers 

38 Nuremburg silver watch 

39 Two silver spoons from Jamaica 

40 Miniature of Chatterton, author 

41 Earrings from Jamaica 

42 Image of Azores woman 

43 Collection of pewter 

Loaned by Mrs, James Stewart : 

44 Two pictures, Goethe's Story, Werker and Charlotte 

45 Two French engravings 

46 Wedge wood tea pot 

Loaned by Miss Jeannette Swasey : 

47 Toddy cup and saucer, pewter 

48 Pink Staffordshire bowl 

49 Hexagonal brass candlestick 

50 Engraving, Capture of Major Andre 

51 Colored Engraving, General Kingsley 

52 Small platter, Bird decorations 

53 "New Boots," Colored lithograph, Pigal, painter 

Loaned by Benjamin Davis: 

54 Embroidered picture on satin, framed, 1808 

55 Pewter tea pot 

Loaned by Mrs. Edward Potter : 

56 House tea pot, China 

57 Deed to Robert Potter from Miantonomah, dated Jan- 

uary 12, 1642 



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Loaned by Mrs. Charlotte Southwick : 

58 Venus and Diana, painted on satin, framed 

59 Niobe, painted on satin, framed 

60 Picture, Lady with prayer book 

61 Roman Ruins, pamted on glass 

62 Sugar bowl, blue, without handles 

Loaned by Bradford Norman : 

63 Plate of old Liberty Tree 

Loaned by George E. Vernon Co. : 

64 Chippendale chair 

65 Clock, decorated with baskets of flowers 

66 Two old Japanese vases 

67 Two old Dutch paintings on glass, with glass frames 

68 Two walrus teeth 

69 Staffordshire cow 

70 Two pieces of pewter, 1 box, 1 lamp 

71 One salt glazed plate 

Loaned by Miss Mary A. Sayer : 

72 Miniature of John Bannister, 1767 

73 Miniature of Silas Dean, about 1815 

74 Miniature, Memorial to Silas Dean 

Loaned by Charles S. Landers : 

75 Signature of Abraham Lincoln, in frame 

76 Mt. Vernon, oil print 

77 An elegy to Oliver Hazard Perry 

78 Photograph of Matthew C. Perry and signature 

79 Fort Dumpling, print 

80 Two Dutch toddy glasses 

81 Early American beer mug 

Loaned by Miss Ruth B. Franklin : 

82 Sampler, worked by Welthe Barker, 1781 

83 Patch box belonging to Welthe Barker 

84 First pair of shoes worn by father of Welthe Barker, 

about 1740 

85 Pieces of lace made by Abby Barker for her wedding 

gown, about 1827 

86 Hand embroidered baby caps made by Abby (Barker) 

Almy, about 1828 

87 Tortoise shell comb 



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Loaned by Hon. Robert S. Franklin : 

88 Masonic pitcher, 100 years old 

89 Masonic pitcher, old 

90 Masonic apron, very old 

91 Masonic apron belonging to Samuel Mumford 

92 Newport Mercury, issue of January 2, 1759 

93 Order for ship's supplies, signed by Com. Oliver Hazard 

Perry 

94 Cane made from wood of Com. Oliver Hazard Perry's 

Flagship 

95 Book of Civil War envelopes 

96 Tile from old Helmes house, over 200 years old 

97 Napkin ring and glass used by Gen. Burnside at the table 

the morning he was stricken 

98 Piece of stair on which Col. Ellsworth was standing 

when shot, April 24, 1861 

99 Campaign box " Vote for Adams " 

100 Voting list of town of Newport, 1849 

101 Piece of first Liberty Tree, Newport 

Loaned by Estate of Ida Lewis : 

102 Collection of trophies of Ida Lewis, deceased 

Loaned by the Misses Vernon : 

103 Two pieces of old needlework 

104 Old wallet. Needlework 

105 Old nightcap. Needlework 

106 Four baby caps 

107 Sugar tongs 

108 Silver porringer. Jonathan Otis 

109 Table spoon 

110 Two pair silver spectacles 

111 Cameo pin 

112 Enamel pin. Decorated 

113 Silver card case 

114 Lacquered fan, painted mount 

Loaned by Mr. and Mrs. George H. Richardson : 

115 Wedding Shawl, made and worn, 1805 

116 Embroidered front of waist, 1805 

117 Continental script 

118 Leather baby shoes. Old 



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119 Confederate script 

120 Old Lottery tickets 

121 Two lockets and pin 

Loaned by Miss Mary A. Hazard : 

122 Oil lamps. Glass 

123 Two pair snuffers 

124 Pair candlesticks, about 1818 

125 Pewter plate, marked R. R. Old 

126 Silver porringer, marked N. H. E. By Isaac Anthony 

127 Miniature. Dr. Rowland Hazard 

128 Miniature. Mrs. Mary A. Hazard 

129 Silhouette. John Pearce, Newport 

130 Silhouette. Sylvester Hazard, Newport 

131 Silhouette. Dr. Rowland Hazard, Newport 

Loaned by Mrs. Thomas Dunn : 

132 Miniature. Mr. Robert Field, New Jersey 

133 Miniature. Mrs. Robert Feld 

134 Miniature. Dr. T. C. Dunn, of Newport, by Richard 

Staigg 

135 Miniature. Mrs. Thomas Dunn, mother of Dr. Dunn, 

by Richard Staigg. Unfinished 

136 Miniature. Capt. Robinson Potter, of Newport. Prob- 

ably painted in Antwerp 

137 Chinese Altar Cloths 

138 A few hair ornaments, etc., of Chinese women 

139 Carved and filigree work Chinese bracelet 

Loaned by Miss Anna Hunter : 

140 Miniature. Mrs. Wm. Rotch, ne^ Stockton, by Aime^ 

Thibaut 

141 Miniature. Miss Eliza Hunter, daughter of Dr. William 

Hunter of Newport, by Copley 

142 Miniature. Hon. William Hunter, of Newport, London, 

1817 

143 Water color. Anna de Palezieux Falconnet, nee Hunter 

144 Watch belonging to William Rotch, Senior, of New Bed- 

ford, made in Paris at the time of the establishment 
of the metric system 

145 Silk winder, made on a whaleship 

146 Silver porringer, by Arnold 

147 Silver pitcher, George II 

148 Small silver tray belonging to Malbone 

149 Collection of pewter 



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Loaned by Miss Edith May Tilley : 

150 Pictures of Old Newport 

151 Old pockets 

152 Engraving of George Washington, marked Gabriel 

Stewart, and other engravings 

153 P^n and ink sketch of one of the Lees of Virginia, 

signed J. T. 1776. From the Frossard Col. John 
Trumbull collection 

154 Photographs. Interior and exterior of Newport Histor- 

ical Rooms, Barney Street, 1885 

155 Photographs of old Newport silverware 

Loaned by Mrs. French E. Chadwick : 

156 One of the chairs used by the Peers in Westminster Ab- 

bey at the Coronation of George V., June 22, 1911 

157 Piece of drapery used as decoration in Westminster Ab- 

bey, at Coronation of George V. 

158 Framed photograph showing chairs and drapery in the 

Abbey 

Loaned by Miss Annie Turner : 

159 Sampler of the coat of arms of the Davis family, 1753 

160 Miniature by Malbone. Hon. Ray Greene, grandson'of 

Colonial Governor William Greene of Rhode Island, 
and son of Revolutionary Governor Greene, of Rhode 
Island 

Loaned by Rev. Roderick Terry : 

161 Note written and signed by Abraham Redwood 

162 Four letters written and signed by William Ellery 

163 Note signed by William Ellery 

164 Letter and note written and signed by Rev. Ezra Stiles 

165 List of Church members, signed by Rev. Ezra Stiles 

166 Note signed by Com. Esek Hopkins 

167 Sermon written by Rev. Nathaniel Clapp 

168 Three letters written and signed by T. W. Dorr 

169 Note written and signed by John Freebody, Justice of 

the Peace 

170 Letter written and signed by Rev. Stephen Hopkins 

171 Autographs of fourteen Governors of Rhode Island 

Loaned by J. F. Wenk : 

172 Volume of Laws of the United States. 1796 



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Loaned by the Estate of Dr. Henry E. Turner : 

173 Drumsticks and spurs of the Hessian, Count Donop 

174 Sword of Dr. Peter Turner, Surgeon in Revolutionary 

War 

Loaned by Mrs. J. McPherson Creighton : 

175 Wine coolers. Sheffield plate. Over 150 years old 

176 Brass trivet 

177 Bell metal kettle, over 200 years old 

178 Apostle pitcher. Wedgewood 

Loaned by Dr. and Mrs. Edwin P. Robinson : 

179 History of the World, by Sir Walter Raleigh. Printed 

1628 

180 Old bead bag 

181 String of Indian wampum 

182 Silver salt spoon, used in the Ocean House, Newport 

183 Lustre pitcher 

184 Lustre mug 

185 Lustre pitcher 

186 Old plate, strawberry pattern 

Loaned by Mrs. John Elliott : 

187 Chair once owned by grandfather of Mrs. Julia Ward 

Howe, used by Mrs. Howe during the last twenty-five 
years of her life. 

188 Oil portrait of Mrs. Howe at the age of five 

189 Candlestick used by Mrs. Howe 

190 Other articles used by Mrs. Howe at Oak Glen 

Loaned by Mrs. Charles Bull : 

191 Southwest View of Newport, by Samuel King, about 

1796. Presented to Henry Bull by Benjamin B. How- 
land, 1836 

192 Political cartoon. Campaign of Andrew Jackson. 

Caricatures of Newport men 

193 Original will of Rev. Obadiah Holmes. 1681 

194 Deeds of Rev. Obadiah Holmes 

195 Memoirs of Rev. Obadiah Holmes 

Loaned by Mrs. Harriet Benson : 

196 Silhouette. Perry Sherman and family, about 1840 

Loaned by John E. Hammond : 

197 Knives and forks in case, about 200 years old 



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Loaned by Miss Mary E. Powel : 

198 Armenian jewelry for men and women 

Loaned by Mrs. Samuel E. Huntin^on : 

199 Two family bedquilts nearly 200 years old, made of linen 

homespun 

' Loaned by Mrs. Ellen Cottrell : 

200 Sampler worked in 1722 or 1729 

Loaned by Mrs. G. A. Clarke : 

201 Decanter brought from England. Very old 

202 Inkstand used in 1700 

Loaned by Mrs. William E. Glyn : 

203 Picture of Dr. William Hunter's dogs, by Gilbert Stuart, 

at the age of 12 or 13 

204 Bronze head of the Dauphin, Louis XVII 

205 Silver work box, mother of pearl fittings 

206 Miniature mahogany writing desk. Louis XVI period 

207 Watchman's rattle 

208 Two family silhouettes 

Loaned by Miss Sarah Hammett : 

209 Small candle screen. Tapestry 

210 Oil painting, dated 1730 

211 Sampler 

212 Lustre set. Three pieces 

213 Punch bowl. (There is a tradition that LaFayette took 

punch from it. ) 

214 A curious miniature 

215 Pitcher 

Loaned by Mrs. Rebecca A. Douglass : 

216 Bed spread made in 1813, by Mrs. Henry Y. Cranston 

Loaned by Mrs. Mary A. Atkinson : 

217 Portrait of Mrs. Henry Y. Cranston 

218 Portraits of the two daughters of Mrs. Henry Y. Crans- 

ton 

Loaned by Mrs. David T. Pinniger : 

219 Very old glass sugar and creamer 

220 Tea pot 

221 Silver sugar tongs 

222 Lustre plates 

223 Gold locket 




ORIGINAU PULPIT AND SOUNDING BOARD OF THE 
OLD SEVENTH DAY BAPTIST CHURCH 



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Loaned by Miss Lena H. Clarke : 

224 Old set of Newport pictures 

225 Sampler worked 1811 

Loaned by Miss Sarah W. Carr : 

226 Embroidered baby's dress, made about 1836 

227 Towel belonging to Sarah Hazard, sister of "College 

Tom" 

228 Embroidered pocket book, worked about 1810 

229 Bead bag 

230 Picture of Moses Brown 

231 Picture of Benjamin Franklin 

232 Map of the United States, 1831 

233 Child's picture book 

234 Book printed in Newport, 1807 

235 Johnny-cake board 

Loaned by Miss Esther Morton Smith : 

236 Two large old china plates 

237 Silver tea-pot, 1704 

Loaned by Miss Henrietta Ellery : 

238 Picture, designed and embroidered by Capt. William 

Ellery about 1850 

239 Piece of old brocade from Korea, belonging to Madam 

Ellery 

Loaned by Mrs. John Stewart : 

240 Tortoise shell snuff box, shaped like a trunk 

241 Decorated snuff box 

242 Decorated patch box 

243 Newport Mercury, May 1, 1798 

244 Fac simile of The New England Courant, Feb. 11, 1723 

Loaned by Miss Martha Gardner : 

245 Lustre pitcher 

246 Old English pitcher, with Sepia design 

Loaned by James Herbert Howard : 

247 Silver teaspoon 

248 Cut glass decanter, Pompeii 

249 Lamp 

250 Pair candlesticks 
261 Coffee pot 



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252 Brass tea pot 

253 Hand bellows 

254 Meershaum pipe 

255 Small book. (" M jingal Epic poem.") 

256 Gold Sovereign, Victoria, 1852 

257 Gold half sovereign, Victoria, 1859 

258 Gold ring 

259 Apron, over 100 years old, hand work 

260 Earrings, excavated at Pompeii 

261 Scarf 

262 Two baby caps, hand work and embroidery 

Loaned by Mrs. Ida L. Greenman : 

263 Blue Laws of Connecticut, Code of 1650 

264 Flesh brush 

265 Indian key basket 

266 Copper spoon and porringer, dug up in Middletown, R. I. 

267 Old cups and saucers 

268 Runlet 

269 Indian Bead bag 

270 Fire box 

271 Silver spoon 

272 Hand woven towel 

273 Small porringer 

274 Fringe made by a child 

275 Revolutionary buttons from Capt. Williams' vest 

276 Child's candlestick 

277 Hand embroidered collar 

278 Card case 

279 Cup 

Loaned by Mrs. Ezra W. Howard : 

280 Coffee pot made by Low, Ball and Company, Boston, 

1840 

281 Cream jug, marked W. London, 1771 

282 Toddy strainer, marked M. London, 1784 

283 Asiatic group, marble, painted 

Loaned by William B. Franklin : 

284 Autographs of Gen. Lee, Col. Church and Gen. Foster, 

1775 



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Loaned by Mrs. Charlotte A. Sisson : 

285 Porcelain porringer, about 100 years old 

286 Porcelain dish for honey 

287 Porcelain platter 

288 Wooden spoon, over 100 years old, made from piece of 

an old apple tree 

Loaned by Miss Maude Stevens : 

289 English frog mug 

Loaned by Mrs. Howard Graham : 

290 Collection of old coins 

Loaned by Job A. Peckham : 

291 Marriage Certificate, Job Almy and Sarah Lawton, Sept. 

6, 1775 

292 Engraved Declaration of Independence. Old 

Loaned by G. Andrews Moriarty, Jr. : 

293 Dr. William Gilbert, Physician to Queen Elizabeth. En- 

graving from an Original Picture in the Bodleian 
Library, Oxford 

294 Mrs. Gov. Thomas Hutchinson of Boston, daughter of 

William Sanford, M. A., of Newport, and grand- 
daughter of Gov. Peleg Sanford, of Newport. Pho- 
tograph from portrait 

295 Capt. George Curwin, born in England, 1610, died Salem, 

Mass., 1684-5. Photograph from painting in Essex 
Institute, Salem, Mass. 

296 Mrs. Eleazer Hathorne, (Abigail Curwen) daughter of 

Capt. George Curwen, born 1643. Photograph from 
portrait in Essex Institute 

297 Samuel Gardner, merchant, of Salem, Mass. Photo- 

graph from portrait by Joseph Badger 

298 Mrs. Samuel Gardner, (Esther Orne,) daughter of Tim- 

othy Orne and Lois Pickering. Photograph from 
portrait 

299 Timothy Orne, son of Timothy Orne and Lois Pickering. 

Photograph from portrait 

300 Mrs. Joseph Cabot (Elizabeth Higginson). From pastel 

in possession of the Lee Estate, Cambridge, Mass. 

301 Hon. William Browne, of Salem, Mass. Photograph 

from portrait 

302 Mrs. William Browne, daughter of Gov. William Burnet, 

of New York and Massachusetts, and granddaughter 
of Gilbert Burnet, Lord Bishop of Salisbury. Photo- 
graph from portrait 



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303 Joseph Bowditch, bapt. Nov. 20, 1757. From miniature 

in Esaex Institute 

304 Mrs. Simon Forrester (Rachel Hathorne), 1757-1823. 

Photograph from portrait 

305 Capt. Joseph Moseley, born 1760 ; killed 1799 by a priva- 

teer. Descended from the Moseley and Emperor 
- families of Princess Ann Co., Virginia. Married 
' Elizabeth Crowningshield, of Salem. Photograph 

from portrait 

306 Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Lee Page, of Salem. Photo- 

graphs from portraits 

307 Mary, daughter of Sir George Downing, and wife of 

Thomas Barnardston, of Suffolk 

308 Col. John Hutchinson of Olthorpe House, Nottingham- 

shire. The Regicide 

309 Richard Hooker 

310 Col. Jeremiah Page House, Danvers, Mass. 

311 Ancestry of Edward Rawson. By Henry F. Waters, 

Esq. Photograph 

312 Other photographs of Salem families 

Loaned by Arthur R. Morris : 

313 Washington and family at Mt. Vernon, worked in silk 

in 1798, by Mrs. Curtis, at the age of 78 years 

314 Diploma received for above, for art needle work, at 

Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, in 
Boston, 1887 

Loaned by Mrs. Edward D. Thayer : 

315 Pair of glass fluid lamps, about 200 years old 

316 Memorial picture to John Burns, 1808 

317 Lowestoft bowl belonging to Captain James De Wolf of 

Bristol 

318 Rum jug belonging to Capt. John Pendleton, 1812. Made 

in Stonington, Conn. 

319 Fan, painted and inlaid with gold, belonging to the Bris- 

tol Waldron family 

Loaned by Miss Agnes Lodberg : 

320 Brass kettle on fireholder and tile 

321 Six brass candlesticks and brass candle snuffers 

322 Bronze bust of Admiral French E. Chadwick, by Miss 

Lodberg 

323 Silver sugar-bowl, lined with gold 

324 Flowers made of hair, in frame. Very old 

325 Old knitted cap for baby 



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326 Old Danish jewelry and watchchain, braided, of hair 

327 The Institution of the Order of the Garter, 1349. Photo- 

graph of relief, by Miss Lodberg 

328 Framed picture of ancestor, Archbishop Lodbergins, 

who died 250 years ago 

329 Brooch, commemorating the coronation of Norway's 

first king, 1906 

330 Relief of Trinity Church, 1726, by Miss Lodberg 

331 Miniature 

Loaned by Miss Antoinette Peckham : 

332 Old bandbox and calash 

333 Old black lace veil 

334 Lace cap 

335 Embroidered cap 

336 Basket 

Loaned by Mrs. Frank Peckham : 

337 Revolutionary mirror 

Loaned by Mrs. Benjamin Easton : 

338 Model andirons. Old 

Loaned by John Allen, Sr, 

339 Oil painting, " Ida Lewis to the Rescue," by George D. 

Brewer ton 

Loaned by Mrs. Benjamin Thaw : 

340 Portrait of George Washington, by Gilbert Stuart, said 

to be the original of the large one which was later 
painted 

341 Piece of Coloniallace 

Loaned by Mrs. Thomas A. Lawton : 

342 Collection of silhouettes 

343 Silver porringer made by Samuel Vernon of Newport 

for Daniel and Mary Gould, the first Quaker preach- 
ers in Rhode Island. Mary Gould was daughter of 
Gov. Clarke 

344 Old Staffordshire figures 

345 Samplers from 1689 to 1823 

346 Collection of old holy water fonts 

347 Old lace 

348 Carved ivory handled forks and knives 

349 Turkish amber beads 

350 Battesea enamel boxes 



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351 Silver tea pot. Irish make 

352 Silver nutmeg graters 

353 Jade cups from Darjeeling 

354 A few pieces of jade 

355 Fans. Spanish and French 

356 Qld silver spoons. Newport makers 

357 Egg spoons 

358 Jagging wheels and whales' teeth decorated by sailors 

on whaling voyages 

359 Collection of old rings 

360 Earrings that belonged to Mary Washington, mother of 

President George Washington 

361 Old embroidered pictures 

Loaned by Thomas A. Lawton : 

362 Mirror knobs 

363 Collection of pewter 

364 Pipe lighter 

365 Pistol tinder box 

366 Snuff box 

367 Silver made by Samuel Casey of Newport, 1750 

368 Old navy hour glass 

Loaned by Miss Clara Newton : 

369 Old cookery book, 1807 

370 Staffordshire figures 

371 Small set of china 

372 Blue china 

Loaned by Miss Annie Lawton : 

373 Pewter sugar bowl 

374 Lace from Jane Stuart's night cap 

375 Old bead bag 

376 Spoon 

377 Snuff box 1787 

378 Small book made from the Liberty Tree 

379 Pewter 

380 Chair owned by daughter of Roger Williams 

381 Cover for pin cushion 

Loaned by Mrs. S. F. Read : 

382 A little shirt worn by Governor Carver 



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Loaned by Mrs. George B. Coggeshall 

383 China cat 

384 Pair of lustre platters 

385 Pink lustre syrup jug 

386 Masonic emblem . Very old 

387 Patch boxes 

388 Nutmeg grater 

389 Spode platter 

390 Two lustre mugs 

391 Pair of salt-cellars 

392 Lustre pitcher 

393 Pink lustre cup and saucer 

394 Gold lustre pitcher 

395 Pink lustre plate 

396 Gold lustre wine goblet 

397 Two china plates 

398 Pink lustre salt-cellar 

399 Pewter candle stick 

400 Pewter pepper box 

401 Pewter lamp 

402 Ink stand 

403 Silver lustre tea pot 

404 Delft tea pot 

405 Silver lustre beer mugs 

406 Pewter water bottle, cup and spoon 

407 Two small plates 

408 Two small pitchers 

409 Plate over 100 years old 

410 Four busks 

411 Lustre bowl, with cover 

412 Pink and gold lustre mug 

413 View of Newport 

414 Picture. Old Stone Mill 

415 Picture. The Old Friends' Meeting House 

416 Picture of State House, 100 years ago 

417 Picture. United States Hotel 

418 Picture. Atlantic House 

419 Picture. Ocean House 

Loaned by Mrs. John Mustard : 

420 Colonial knocker, brass 

421 Syrup pitcher, old English lava ware 



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422 Butter dish, same ware 

423 Old silver sewing set, in decorated box 

424 Old English prints, in mahogany frames 

425 Old Daguerreotypes 

Loaned by Hamilton B. Tompkins 

426 "A Demonstration of True Love unto You the Rulers of 

the Colony of the Massachusetts in New England," 
1674. A very interesting and rare tract, concerning 
the persecution of the Quakers by the Puritans of 
Massachusetts 

Loaned by Com. Arthur Curtiss James : 

427 View of Outer Harbor of Newport. From Maitland 

Estate 

428 View of Harbor of Newport. From Maitland Estate 

429 Picture of Newport, 1870 

430 View of Newport from Goat Island 

431 Chart of Newport Harbor, showing French Fleet, 1778 

Loaned by Mrs. Charles Warren Lippitt : 

432 Picture of the old boat house, Newport 

Loaned by Mrs. Louis Hess : 

433 Kaiserzinn soup tureen and ladle. Very old 

434 Old Kaiserzinn plate 

Loaned by Mrs. Augustus Goffe : 

435 Sampler, worked in 1754 

436 Sampler, worked in 1732 

437 Sampler, worked in 1688 

438 Miniature of Solomon G. Weaver 

Loaned by Mrs. G. Norman Weaver : 

439 Six powder flasks. Copper and brass 

440 Old Persian plate, brass 

441 Miniature copper water bottle from Normandy 

442 Copper tea kettle from Manchester, England 

443 Old brass ladle 

444 Brass Bellows from Rag Market, Rome 

445 Brass Plaque 

446 Old copper lantern which was used to go down under the 

Battery in New York to get powder during the Revo- 
lution 




ORIGINAL SEVENTH DAY BAPTIST MEETING HOUSE 

ERECTED 1729 

NOW THE MUSEUM OF THE NEWPORT HISTORICAL 

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447 Snuff box 

448 Pewter spoon 

449 Pewter snuff box, found under eaves of Richmond house 

in Newport 

450 Pewter desk piece 

451 Pewter mustard pot 

452 Russian pewter piece 

453 Piece of old needle work 

454 Pair of carders, 100 years old 

455 18th Century silver spoon 

456 Silver bowl from India, work done by a nail 

Loaned by Dr. William C, Stoddard. 

457 Sword owned by Col. Joseph Knight of Scituate, R. I., 

and used by him during the Revolutionary War 

Loaned by Miss Frances Arnold. 

458 Old Lowestoft china 

Loaned by Miss Deborah Stoddard. 

459 Four pitchers 

460 Two sugar bowls 

461 Old lace 

462 Baby's cap 

463 Flip Glass 

464 Spoon for bottle 

465 Two snuff boxes 

466 Tea set 

467 Glass mug 

468 Sampler 

469 Pair copper candlesticks 

470 Wrought iron candlestick with a key 

471 Sheffield plate candlestick 

472 Picture. Gen. Washington and army entering New York 

473 Old print 

474 Map 

475 Map 

476 Three prints 

Loaned by Mrs. Charles M. Davis : 

477 Pieces of old blue china 



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Loaned by Mrs. Walter N. Hill : 

478 Basket, woven of bonnet wire, the fancy work of young 

ladies of the early 19th century 

479 Hair bracelet, early 19th century 

480 Silver knitting sheath, same period 

481 Ring, same period 

482 Piece of linen woven and spun in the last of the 18th 

century 

483 Engraving of St. Memin portrait of John Lincklaen, 

agent of the Holland Land Company in America 

484 Engraving of St. Memin portrait of Helen Ledyard, 

wife of John Lincklaen 

Loaned by Mrs. John Ireys : 

485 Miniature. Gen. George Irish 

486 Miniature. Henry T. Irish 

Loaned by Miss Georgiana Gordon King : 

487 Portrait. Keokuk, Indian Chief, by Charles B. King 

488 Portrait. Loup, Indian Chief, by Charles B. King. 

These portraits were painted when the chiefs visited 
Washington, about 1803 

Loaned by Miss Elizabeth Breese Smith : 

489 Old sugar tongs 

490 Silver card case 

491 Silver needle case 

492 Child's set of silver 

493 Old steel knife and fork 

494 White embroidered bag 

495 Old bead bag 

496 Two old card cases 

497 Needle book of silk 

498 Needle book of leather 

499 Child's waist 

500 Small sunshade 

501 Old mitten, embroidered, with teapots 

502 Set of colors made by Eleanor Bowen Smith 

503 Old scarf 

504 Menu, Prince of Wales Ball in New York, 1860 

505 Badge, in memory of Gen. Andrew Jackson 

506 Badge in memory of Daniel O'Connor, by Hibernian So- 

ciety 

507 Hair trunk 



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508 Old paper box 

509 Eyelet petticoat 

510 Silk gown. Old 

511 Old sealing wax set 

Loaned by John W. Burnett. 

512 Silver mounted gourd used in Paraguay for tea drinking, 

once the property of the President 

513 Silver snuff box, about 1780 

514 Mother of pearl seal, from China, about 75 years old 

515 Shawl pins about 80 years old 

516 Cup and saucer from England, over 100 years old 

517 Sugar bowl from Ireland, over 100 years old 

518 Lustre salt shaker, from Ireland, over 100 years old 

Loaned by Rev. George Vernon Dickey. 

519 Silver spoon, made in Plymouth, Mass., 1783 

Loaned by Mrs. William Hazard. 

520 Old picture. George Washington and family at Mt. 

Vernon 

Loaned by James Simpson 

521 Painting. Purgatory, by James Simpson 

522 Painting. Copy of an old lithograph of Newport, by 

James Simpson 

Loaned by Mrs. Dudley Newton. 

523 Miniature, by Malbone 

524 Mourning piece belonging to the Townsend family 

525 China inkstand and sand shaker 

Loaned by Mrs. John R. Abney : 

526 Francis Scott Key. Copy of portrait belonging to John 

Randolph of Roanoke. This copy made for Gov. A. 
Stevenson and presented by him to Mrs. Taney, wife 
of Chief Justice Taney and sister of Francis Scott 
Key, April 10, 1850 

527 Miniature, by Field, of Mary Taylor Lloyd, of Mary- 

land, who afterward married Francis Scott Key, in 

1801 
(These portraits owned by their grand-daughter, Mary 
Lloyd Pendleton Abney, wife of John Rutledge Abney. ) 

Loaned by Mrs. Marsden J. Perry : 

528 Silver Punch Bowl by Paul Revere 



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The Dolls and Toys are owned by 

1 Miss Mary Hazard 

2 Mrs. Thomas M. Norman 

3 Mrs. Charles Landers 

4 Miss Annie Turner 

5 Miss Helen Johnson 

6 Miss Ruth B. Franklin 

7 Miss Anita Thayer 

8 Mrs. Ida Greenman 

9 Mrs. Elisha C. Peckham 

10 Mrs. Charles Wood 

11 Mrs. Ellen Cottrell 

12 Mrs. Thomas A. Lawton 

13 Mrs. Augustus Goffe 

14 Miss Elizabeth B. Smith 

15 Mrs. Charles S. Landers 

16 Mrs. L. E. Eaton 

17 Mrs. John Spooner 

18 Miss Edith May Tilley 

19 Newport Historical Society 



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